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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited, Montreal, CA;
Francis Breton, Saguenay, CA;
Bruno Bourassa, Jonquière, CA;
Alexandre Maltais, Chicoutimi, CA;
Clément Boudreault, Jonquière, CA;
Dany Tremblay, La-Rouche, CA;
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides Al—Si—Mg aluminum alloys comprising a deliberate addition of Mn between 0.05-0.40 weight percent to increase at least one tensile property (such as the yield strength) of an aluminum product comprising such alloy. The Al—Si—Mg alloy comprises, in weight percent, 5-9% Si, 0.35-0.75% Mg, 0.05-0.4% Mn, less than 0.15% Fe, up to 0.15% Ti, 0.005-0.03% Sr and the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, wherein the unavoidable impurities may be present in an amount of up to 0.05% each and up to 0.15% total. The present disclosure provides a foundry ingot comprising the above Al—Si—Mg aluminum alloy, a process for making the above Al—Si—Mg aluminum alloy and an aluminum alloy obtainable by said process.